Schutzmannschaft Battalion 202

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Schutzmannschaft Battalion 202 was a failed

the UPA massacres,[1] and also committed a number of crimes against the civilian population, participating in the pacification of Ukrainian villages.[4] Additional 60 Poles were rounded up and executed by the Nazis for mutiny.[5]

Background

During formation, the battalion stationed in Kraków at Michałowskiego street (renamed Luxemburgstrasse). Basic training took place in

occupied Eastern Poland with the intention of fighting Soviet partisans behind the front-line of Operation Barbarossa.[3] All Schutzmannschaften auxiliary police battalions were formed by the Germans from inhabitants of occupied territories i.e. in the General Government; as support for the German Sicherheitspolizei (security police) which was understaffed. At one point, a number of conscripted policemen in occupied eastern Poland included 5,000–12,000 Ukrainians and 2,000–2,200 Poles, mostly pitted against each other.[1]

Identified by Grzegorz Motyka as the Polnisches Schutzmannschaftsbataillon 202,[6] upon transfer to Volhynia and Podolia, the unit became subordinate to the German Schutzpolizei. The volunteer recruitment in Kraków yielded only 2 men, and yet, the German forcible draft from amongst professional members the Blue Police in the city decimated the force essential in combating property crimes and common banditry which skyrocketed after the 1939 invasion of Poland.[1] Some dodged the draft, therefore another method included false advertisements for paid work in "Polish [not German] Police".

Henryk Slotwinski—"Child Mascot" of the Schutzmannschaft Battalion 202

The German Major Walery Sauermann was made the commander of the unit in the field. The Germans made up all of the officers. In November 1943 more than half of the battalion

MP41 submachine guns. It is believed that some of its former members subsequently joined the Blue Police in the General Government.[citation needed
]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Andrzej Solak (May 17–24, 2005). "Zbrodnia w Malinie – prawda i mity (1)". Nr 29-30. Myśl Polska: Kresy. Archived from the original (Internet Archive) on October 5, 2006. Retrieved 2013-06-23. Reprint: Zbrodnia w Malinie (cz.1) Głos Kresowian, nr 20. {{cite web}}: External link in |quote= (help)
  2. ^ Marek Getter (1996). "Policja Polska w Generalnym Gubernatorstwie 1939-1945". Przegląd Policyjny nr 1-2. Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Policji w Szczytnie. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b Marek Getter (2012). "Policja Polska w Generalnym Gubernatorstwie 1939-1945 (Polish police in General Government 1939-1945)". Polnische Polizei (PP) in occupied Poland. Policja Państwowa. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-23. First published in Przegląd Policyjny nr 1-2, 1996. Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Policji w Szczytnie. Niemieckie władze policyjne nie dowierzały Policji Polskiej. Niezależnie od oficjalnych upomnień, nakazów i gróźb (por. aresztowania w maju 1940 roku) oraz rozciągnięcia nad Policją Polską sądownictwa SS i policji od wiosny 1943 rozpoczęło się poufne sprawdzanie jej przydatności (Überprüfung der nichtdeutschen Polizei), jak też opiniowanie jej poszczególnych funkcjonariuszy.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ISSN 0137-1126. Archived
    from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  5. ^
    ISBN 8360093105. Archived
    from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  6. ^
    ISSN 0867-3764, See also: Critical review by Andrzej Solak. {{citation}}: External link in |quote= (help
    )

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